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Afghanistan
NATO report: The Taliban are not Islam, the Taliban are Islamabad
2012-02-01
A secret Nato report published by British media shows that the Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly assisted by Pakistani security services.

The report says that the Pak intelligence agency, ISI, "is thoroughly aware of Taliban activities and the whereabouts of all senior Taliban personnel"
They should, they provide meals, housing vouchers and expense accounts of all those 'senior Taliban personnel'...
The Taliban remain defiant and are widely supported by the Afghan people, according to the report.

The report, initially published by the Times of London and the BBC, has reportedly been derived from 27,000 interrogations with more than 4,000 captured Taliban, al-Qaeda and other foreign fighters and civilians.
The report, initially published by the Times of London and the BBC,
See BBC story here
has reportedly been derived from 27,000 interrogations with more than 4,000 captured Taliban, al-Qaeda and other imported muscle and civilians.

"Pakistain's manipulation of the Taliban big shotship continues unabatedly," the report was quoted as saying.

"Pakistain knows everything. The Taliban are not Islam, the Taliban are Islamabad," the report says.

Part of the report which has been seen by TOLOnews says the Haqqani Network conducts most of the Taliban's "large-scale operations" in Kabul and the Taliban have designated the Afghan capital as "free area", in which any commander can conduct operation without prior coordination with the local command.

The report says that Sarajuddin Haqqani, the operational commander of the Haqqani Network, is in hiding and his brother Badruddin is in charge of all military operations.

The report also says Nasruddin, the oldest son of Haqqani Network's founder Jalaluddin Haqqani, who is described as loyal and competent "represents Sarajuddin in meetings with ISI [Pakistain intelligence agency] in Islamabad, Pakistain, and the Taliban Central Shura in Pak city of Quetta.

The report says that the Haqqani family "resides immediately west of the ISI office at the airfield in Miram Shah", Pakistain.
Oddly like the Osama bin Laden family residing in the shadow of the Abbotabad military academy.
A spokesperson for NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all....
-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) LTC Jimmie Cummings said that "is clearly a collection of beturbanned goon detainee commentary, and should not be considered an analysis or any type of interpretation of campaign progress".

"This document aggregates the comments of Taliban detainees in a captive environment, without considering the validity of, or motivation behind their reflections," said Cummings in a statement.

Pakistain has always denied allegations of having any ties with the Taliban or other myrmidon groups.
Pakistani "truth".
"Afghan civilians frequently prefer Taliban governance over the Government of Afghanistan, usually as a result of government corruption, ethnic bias and lack of connection with local religious and tribal leaders," the report says.

The US Department of Defence has set out it fears about Pakistain and its influence in Afghanistan, but it said it could not comment on the report.

"We have long been concerned about ties between elements of the ISI and some beturbanned goon networks," said US Pentagon front man Captain John Kirby, adding that the US Defence Department had not seen the report.

Pakistain has frequently been accused by US officials of supporting beturbanned goons that carry out attacks against foreign troops and Afghan forces, something Pakistain has repeatedly denied.

The report comes as the Pak Foreign Minister Hinna Rabbani Khar is making her first visit to Kabul to extend Pakistain's support to Afghan peace efforts..
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#10  also various emirates
Posted by: Water Modem   2012-02-01 22:57  

#9  True Pappy.

Iran have been known to help/fund AlQ,Hamas,Islamic Jihad and parts of the Taliban.
Posted by: Paul D   2012-02-01 13:49  

#8  Bottom line Saudi funds all Sunni terrorist groups whilst Iran fund all Shia terrorist groups

Don't be too absolute about the latter.
Posted by: Pappy   2012-02-01 12:27  

#7  So is the proper term "Talipak" or "Pakiban"?
Posted by: Zorba Hupinetle5160   2012-02-01 12:13  

#6  So if the war in Afghanistan has done nothing else at least it has taught us who our real enemies are.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2012-02-01 11:49  

#5  Tipper,

Bottom line Saudi funds all Sunni terrorist groups whilst Iran fund all Shia terrorist groups.

We in the West need to cut off funds to Islamist Pakistan,Egypt in the future and crack down on Saudi and Yemen Govts who are BFF of jihadis worldwide!
Posted by: Paul D   2012-02-01 10:43  

#4  I need a scorecard.

Taliban working to overthrow the Pak state:

  • Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

Taliban working with Pakistan (i.e. ISI, the state within the state):

  • Haqqani Network
  • Afghan Taliban (headquartered in Quetta, Pakistan)
  • Lashkar-e-Taiba
  • Hafiz Gul Bahadur's North Waziristan (AKA Muqami Tehrik-e Taliban)
Posted by: Mike Ramsey   2012-02-01 10:35  

#3  Pakistan rejects Nato report that it supports Taliban
Posted by: tipper   2012-02-01 10:34  

#2  Who's financing the MB in Egypt and Libya?
The same Soddy financiers finance the ISI.
Posted by: tipper   2012-02-01 10:26  

#1  More evidence that we are fighting Pakistan in Afghanistan!
Posted by: Paul D   2012-02-01 07:39  

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